Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cystathionase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cys-tathionase
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of cystathionine into cysteine

Uncountable

Etymology

From cystathionine + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cystathionine

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does cystathionase mean?: An enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of cystathionine into cysteine
Where does cystathionase come from?: From cystathionine + -ase.

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